Velma June (McClain) Nance

Velma June (McClain) Nance, 93, passed away on August 13, 2021.

Born in Kansas on July 10, 1928, she later moved to San Francisco and then to Denver before settling in Pueblo as a young woman.

Velma lived a very full life and left her family and friends a lifetime of memories. Her constant smile, infectious laugh and good humor were well known to all that knew her.

She raised her family while running her business’s, first a popular beauty shop and then as owner in several healthcare facilities in Pueblo.

Velma leaves her son, Richard (Terrie) Nance; daughter, Jody Spinuzzi; grandchildren, Suzanne Higgins, Nicole Montano, Justin Nance, Taylor Nance- Bernal, Madelon McCown, Adam Nance, Danon Gallegos and Dacey Spinuzzi; as well as her special cousin, Sandra Turner; and nieces, Bobbie Jo Stupnik and Debra Reyher.

Grama Velma, as she was affectionately known by many, was fortunate enough to spend time with her many great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by her husband, William Arnol Nance; her son, John (Donna) Nance; parents, John Alvin McClain and Josephine Marie Wright McClain; her sister, Maxine McClain; special Aunt and Uncle James and Beulah McIver; and son-in-law Sam Spinuzzi.

Memorial Mass, 10 a.m. Friday, August 20, 2021, at the Shrine of St. Therese, 300 Goodnight Avenue. Online condolences, www.MontgomerySteward.com